Fucking Australia Fucking Post

[passionpop]

yesterday Belinda heard a thud outside in the middle of the day. she went out to have a look and Australia Post appeared to have hurled a large envelope over our wall because it couldn't fit in the mail box with the other mail. sure it looks like a 6 foot fence on the outside, but it is 10 foot drop to where it landed. we have a fish pond on our side and it could have landed in there and seeing it was a job offer package, it wasnt nice of them (sure I declined the job, but anyways).

today I found they had done similarly with a DVD i got through amazon. this time they dropped it over the fence and it landed about 4-5 foot from the top of the brick fence. it was caught in some bushes above the mail box

We have found packages all over the place. the other day, some books I had ordered were found just inside the gate. they didnt even ring the bell o tell Bj they were there (the bell is on a post next to the gate). Sure there is a 'beware of dog sign on the gate (which is tiny and barerly readable) but THE BELL!!!. I have now covered the sign with a bright pink piece of paper that says 'DOOR BELL' and then  has an arrow pointing to it.

but then again, I know how much aust post pays their staff and well... peanuts and monkeys

Comments

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

gah Australia Post.

Call their call centre and make a complaint. I did that once when our mail was constantly being carelessly shoved only half in the box (ffs, I went out and bought a big letterbox so that wouldn't happen and lazy postie just couldn't be arsed pushing it all the way in) and as a result was getting soaked by the rain, it being winter at the time. Message must have been passed on, cos the letters were properly shoved in after that. For a while, anyway.

Now I am pissed though cos for some dumb reason the postie has started folding them diagonally and leaves them half sticking out, when the slot is twice as wide as the letter anyway. And in this neighbourhood, I am sure passers-by have probably knobbled some. I know my Nan sent me $50 for Christmas that never arrived, so either the PO nabbed it or it was pinched right out of the box. We had to lie to Nan and say it arrived or else she would have sent it again.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

also, wtf, if they can't fit it in the box and they can't be arsed ringing the bellnoone's home shouldn't they be leaving a card for you to go collect at the PO?

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

you could go on today tonight with that story about the $50... everyone else does.

I have been complaining to Aust post... for the last month

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

see you know, thats what I thought.... thats what they used to do for me when I was in South Perth... but obviously standards have changed in the last year....

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

yeah, we constantly had cards to pick stuff up when we were in beechboro too.

That would be sensible though...

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

yeah and there is no sense in Australia Post

[bekscilla.livejournal.com]

We did the same thing - bought a huge mailbox that you can fit magazines in comfortably, and the postie would leave magazines sitting on the big brick thing that it was attached to. It's insane

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

That's it, we def. have to call Today Tonight now.

We could call it a "damning expose" and have lots of rubber-stamping, yay! ;)

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

dont temp me

[bekscilla.livejournal.com]

They could have a whole series, go state by state!

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

we not have a sign next to our letter box made from bright pink paper and clear packing tape and wrrint in blue (imitation) artliner. it says:

Dear Postie
If a letter or package cannot fit in this letterbox, please leave a card and take the item to scarborough LPO or come around the side and ring our doorbell and leave the package under cover
thanks
us

or something like that

[bekscilla.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea! Good luck :D

[jakie-em.livejournal.com]

yeah I am hoping the postie gets o read i and it doesnt get ruined by the rain